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A 10 page paper which compares the stress levels between special education teachers to general education teachers and considers if special education teachers are at a higher risk of stress disorders than their general education counterparts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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trained special education teachers who can manage the stressful demands of this profession are desperately needed. The purpose of this study is to assess how stress levels compare between
special education teachers and general education teachers. The hypothesis presented is that gender is not a factor in outcomes, that special education teachers are most definitely at higher risk
of stress disorders than general education teachers, based on the categories of level of training and experience, environmental factors, and colleague support or lack thereof. A summary and analysis
of research literature including published studies by Stempien and Loeb (2002), Eichinger (2000), Fore et al (2002), and Nelson et al (2001), are discussed in detail and the findings presented
by Wisniewski and Gargiulo (1997) which analyzed statistical data from the 1980s and 1990s are also considered. After sufficiently proving the hypothesis, ways in which stress levels among special
education teachers are examined so that the attrition and frustration that have been responsible for increasing numbers of special education teachers to either abandon their chosen fields altogether or change
to general education, can be significantly reduced. INTRODUCTION: According to Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services statistics provided by Chiarelli and Singer (1995), there are approximately
30,000 teachers in the U.S. public school system whose objective is to teach some 400,000 students who have been determined to be "seriously emotionally disturbed" (p. 145). Because this
demand continues to grow, so does the need for the most qualified and dedicated special education teachers. Since the late 1970s, research literature has indicated that special education teachers,
particularly those suffering from EBD (emotional and behavioral disorders) are more susceptible to stress disorders than are their general education counterparts (Chiarelli and Singer, 1995). In fact, to support
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